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SONG (12) by LETITIA ELIZABETH LANDON

Poet Analysis

First Line: OH, WHEN THE GRAVE SHALL OPEN FOR ME
Last Line: THE BENDING AND DARK BLUE VIOLET.
Subject(s): FLOWERS; GRAVES; VIOLETS; TOMBS; TOMBSTONES;
Oh, when the grave shall open for me, --
(I care not how soon that time may be, --)
@3Never a rose shall grow on that tomb,@1
It breathes too much of hope and bloom;
But there be that flower's meek regret,
The bending and dark blue @3Violet@1.



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